Hunter Biden Trial Begins

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(06-13-2024, 11:44 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: So we essentially agree, it's just a difference of degree.  I would say my assertion that they swore the laptop is 100% fake is a plausible as their claims

So, not all that plausible :)

(06-13-2024, 11:44 AM)Sociopathicsteelerfan Wrote: because that was very obviously, IMO, the intent of their joint statement.  And making it a joint statement is itself another feather in the cap of the claim that they knew exactly what they were doing.

Sure, I would bet on the same thing. But I don't know it for a fact. There's the issue that the overall concern expressed was far from made up and far from moot. Russia is still meddling in elections in many ways. If I were to blame folks, I would also blame Giuliani for having a well-earned reputation of being a blatant liar (or Trump for being so unsettling that folks retort to these means, but that's sure disputable), and in the end I'm still more angry at him than at these people. And though surprisingly no one asked me despite all my experience as an internet user, I might even have signed off on such a letter too (just to regret it later, of course). Nothing said in it is untrue. They even state that "we want to emphasize that we do not know if the emails, provided to the New York Post by President Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani, are genuine or not and that we do not have evidence of Russian involvement -- just that our experience makes us deeply suspicious that the Russian government played a significant role" - and I get that sentiment.

That being said, it was still a mistake and most likely their intentions were partisan ones, it's just that I can not be all that mad about it really. In general, as stated I consider the laptop to be a tad blown out of proportion by right-wing pundits by now.